See also: afrikaner and afrikáner

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaner.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌæfɹɪˈkɑːnɚ/

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Afrikaner (plural Afrikaners)

  1. A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language.
  2. A breed of cattle; Afrikander.

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Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch Afrikaan + -er.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /afriˈkɑːnər/
  • (file)

Noun edit

Afrikaner (plural Afrikaners)

  1. Afrikaner
    Synonym: (colloquial or historical) Boer
  2. Short for Afrikanerbees (zebu)

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Descendants edit

  • English: Afrikaner
  • Portuguese: africâner

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Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Afrikaan +‎ -er. First attested in the 17th century. The sense “Afrikaner” is borrowed from Afrikaans.

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Noun edit

Afrikaner m (plural Afrikaners, diminutive Afrikanertje n)

  1. Afrikaner [from late 19th c.]
  2. (archaic) African [17th–19th c.]
    Synonym: Afrikaan
  3. (archaic) Africanus [17th–19th c.]

German edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Latin āfricānus + -er instead of -us

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔafʁiˈkaːnɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Afri‧ka‧ner
  • (file)
  • (file)

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Afrikaner m (strong, genitive Afrikaners, plural Afrikaner, feminine Afrikanerin)

  1. African (person)
    • 1996, Sonja Fuchs, “Die haitianischen Tiersprichwörter und ihre Herkunft”, in Kreolische Bibliothek Band 17, Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag, page 58:
      Viele Historiker, die sich mit dem Sklavenhandel an den verschiedenen Küstenabschnitten Afrikas auseinandersetzen, weisen darauf hin, daß wesentlich mehr männliche als weibliche Afrikaner an die Europäer verkauft wurden.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Further reading edit

  • Afrikaner” in Duden online
  • Afrikaner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache